Government shows green signal to BSNL's Rs. 3,567 crore project in naxal hit areas.

Communications minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has cleared a revised project cost of Rs. 3,567.58 crore proposed by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. for rolling out mobile networks in nine states affected by Maoist insurgency, according to government documents seen by ET.

The revised project cost is inclusive of all applicable taxes except octroi and local taxes, the documents showed.

The revised cost is well above the Rs. 2,940 crore original estimate pegged by the Universal Services Obligation Fund (USOF) for rolling out mobile networks in 1,836 regions prone to left-wing extremism.

ET